Diamond DeShields

29-Year-Old ForwardF
 Chicago Sky  WNBA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
DeShields missed the entire 2023 campaign due to a knee injury but signed with the Sky ahead of the 2024 season and will return to the city where she spent the first four seasons of her career. Despite missing all of last year, she was productive over her past two seasons, which she spent with the Sky and Mercury. During that time, she averaged 12.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. It's not yet clear whether she'll be healthy for the start of the 2024 campaign, but her health has been one of the biggest issues that has held her back in the WNBA to begin her career. If she can remain on the court this season, she should have a chance to secure a sizable role for a Chicago squad that will be in rebuild mode after losing several key players, including Kahleah Copper, Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams. DeShields is a somewhat risky fantasy target due to her health concerns during her career, but she should provide solid mid-round value if she doesn't struggle too much with injuries in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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FChicago Sky
June 6, 2024
DeShields (ankle) is in the starting lineup to face the Mystics on Thursday.
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DeShields was listed as probable before the game and participated in the shootaround, so her availability for this contest isn't surprising. She's expected to handle her regular workload in this game. She's averaging 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game in 2024.
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DeShields will join her third team in as many years in 2023 after being traded from the Mercury to the Wings in February. While Deshields could see some time in the starting lineup later in the season, she is slated to miss extended time to open the 2023 campaign. DeShields has averaged double-digit points in four of her first five professional seasons, but her totals in rebounds and assists remain inconsistent. A cold spell in 2022 lost her a starting role in Phoenix, and she averaged just 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game over 11 appearances off the bench. She's shown she can be productive, but her upside may be limited while in a bench role.
After playing a sizable role for the Sky last season, Chicago shipped DeShields to the Mercury as part of a three-team trade involving the Fever. DeShields finished three of her first four seasons in the league averaging double figures in scoring. However, her 49.9 true shooting percentage last season ranked 97th in the league, well below the mark preferred for a high-volume scorer whose primary contribution comes in that area. DeShields does add some defensive value, however, collecting 1.2 steals per game in 2021.
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Participates in shootaround
FChicago Sky
Ankle
June 6, 2024
DeShields (ankle) participated in Chicago's morning shootaround ahead of Thursday's game against the Mystics, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Likely to play Thursday
FChicago Sky
Ankle
June 5, 2024
DeShields is listed as probable/available for Thursday's game against the Mystics with an ankle injury, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Good to go Tuesday
FChicago Sky
June 4, 2024
DeShields is available Tuesday versus the Liberty after missing Saturday's matchup with a non-COVID illness, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Will likely play Tuesday
FChicago Sky
Illness
June 3, 2024
DeShields is probable/available for the Sky's matchup versus the Liberty on Tuesday due to a non-COVID illness, Blake Silverman of Winsidr.com reports.
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Out with illness
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Illness
June 1, 2024
DeShields is sidelined for Saturday's game against the Fever due to an illness, Sky reporter Karli Bell reports.
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